{"id":38545,"date":"2025-03-05T18:57:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T13:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=38545"},"modified":"2025-03-05T18:57:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T13:27:36","slug":"india-agriculture-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/05-03-2025\/india-agriculture-exports","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Agriculture Exports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s agriculture exports have risen <strong>6.5%,<\/strong> from <strong>$35.2 billion <\/strong>in April-December 2023 to <strong>$37.5 billion<\/strong> in April-December 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Narrowing Agricultural Surplus of India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India is a <strong>net agri-commodities exporter, <\/strong>with the value of its outward shipments consistently exceeding imports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, the trade surplus, which peaked at <strong>$27.7 billion in 2013-14, <\/strong>shrunk to <strong>$16 billion<\/strong> in <strong>2023-24.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3c6c0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/agri-exports-and-imports.png\" alt=\"agri-exports-and-imports\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-38546\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3c6c0; width:472px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/agri-exports-and-imports.png 592w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/agri-exports-and-imports-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The UN Food and Agriculture Organization\u2019s (FAO) food price index<\/strong> (2014-16=100) dropped from 119.1 to 96.4 points between 2013-14 and 2019-20.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Low world prices made India\u2019s agricultural exports less cost competitive, and its farmers more vulnerable to cheaper imports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e1e9e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-UN-Food-and-Agriculture-Organizations-FAO-food-price-index.png\" alt=\"The UN Food and Agriculture Organizations FAO food price index\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-38547\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e1e9e5; width:405px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-UN-Food-and-Agriculture-Organizations-FAO-food-price-index.png 623w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/The-UN-Food-and-Agriculture-Organizations-FAO-food-price-index-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>India\u2019s agricultural Imports<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s agricultural imports are dominated by two commodities: <strong>Edible oils and pulses.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pulses: <\/strong>Imports fell from <strong>$4.2 billion in 2016-17<\/strong> to an average of $1.7 billion (2018-23) due to higher domestic production but surged past <strong>$5 billion in 2023-24<\/strong> due to a poor crop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Edible Oils: <\/strong>Spending in 2024-25 is set to be the highest after 2021-22 ($19 billion) and 2022-23 ($20.8 billion), when the Ukraine war drove up global prices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cotton: <\/strong>Once a major exporter, <strong>India became a net importer in 2024<\/strong>. Exports ($575.7 million) fell 8.1% (April-Dec), while imports ($918.7 million) surged 84.2%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7d9d7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Indias-agricultural-Imports.png\" alt=\"India's agricultural Imports\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-38548\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7d9d7; width:466px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Indias-agricultural-Imports.png 600w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Indias-agricultural-Imports-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reasons for Narrowing Agriculture Surplus of India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Trade &amp; Export Policies:<\/strong> Frequent restrictions (such as bans on rice and sugar exports) have impacted India\u2019s credibility in global markets, leading to a decline in agricultural exports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supply Chain Disruptions:<\/strong> The COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war disrupted global trade, affecting both supply and demand for Indian agricultural products.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>High input costs<\/strong> (fertilizers, fuel, logistics) have reduced profit margins for Indian exporters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Climate Variability:<\/strong> Pulses are often grown in rainfed areas where they are highly susceptible to climate variability which lead to yield fluctuations and lower production.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>El Ni\u00f1o-induced patchy <\/strong><strong>monsoon and winter rain <\/strong>that caused a decline in domestic pulses production in 2023-24.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Diversifying Export Markets:<\/strong> Reduce dependence on key markets like the US and China by exploring new destinations for marine products and other exports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Building Climate Resilience:<\/strong> Strengthen irrigation infrastructure and climate-resilient farming to reduce vulnerability to poor harvests and import fluctuations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Export Competitiveness:<\/strong> Invest in agricultural R&amp;D to improve productivity and reduce production costs.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strengthen value-added processing to make exports more competitive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trade Policies:<\/strong> Leverage trade agreements to secure better market access for Indian farm products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-economics\/india-agriculture-exports-farm-produce-9866930\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India\u2019s agriculture exports have risen 6.5%, from $35.2 billion in April-December 2023 to $37.5 billion in April-December 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38545"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38549,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38545\/revisions\/38549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}